Last week we had the worst winds since my time and longer, fortunately thanks to stallholders and customers the morning went without incident and we still achieved a busy market, too windy even to take any photos.

What else is happening?

Daylight saving starts, so we spring forward one hour

The Extravaganza Fair will also be at the A&P park

This weeks busker is Daz Karaltlana, another very popular regular

Pedro will be back this week

Dave Harward  will have Greenhouse asparagus and hydroponic lettuce  all sprayfree

Taylor Family Farming is all done at the market now until the next of their produce is ready in a couple of months. They are completely sold out of pumpkins and will be back later in the year when they have more vegetables ready to come back to the market.

Prins Korean Food is having a break and will not be here this week

The Red Cross Disaster Welfare Support Team will bring a display to show what they do within the community, including an AED for demonstrations, first Aid kits, give instructions on using the Red Cross First Aid and Hazard Apps and do a recruitment drive. We will bring our BBQ trailer and cook a sausage sizzle, with sausages from Meaters of Marlborough."

Boom will have lots of chilli sauces available to really heat up your palate

Gourmet Deli will be back on the 8th October with pork pies, sausage rolls and lemon meringue pies

HOMEMADE.KIWI

Here we have tasty Plum and Apple Fruit Leathers made with NZ Honey from Garden Bees and Plums from Windsong Orchard.

Free soup tasting this week (if the wind doesn't blow us away again!) is Pumpkin & Tomato, an elegant soup with delicious flavors.

See you Sunday, Alys

SharpAs Tool Tips

When you buy new tools many are no longer pre-sharpened and ready to use. Take a look at this new spade brought in for sharpening. The "sharp edge" was a hefty 2mm thick!

After precision grinding and sharpening, this spade is now ready for action.

 It's worth noting that many gardening tools are being sold unsharpened these days for safety reasons.

 So, if you have any garden, woodwork tools, utensils, knives, or anything else that needs a SharpAs edge come and see me at the market or contact me on 0274445535.

Cheers, Ron.

Lowes Orchard

This will be the final weekend for the lovely Che-Ko apples, so get along this weekend for the final taste of the season. 

We also have our apple special- just $2/kg- continuing on with Pac Queen and Splendour apples varieties. 

And our legendary vine ripened green kiwifruit is getting into the final few weeks so don't miss out! 

Photo of Che-Ko apples. 

Sigrun will be back with Swiss Chard.

What does Swiss Chard taste like?

It’s not quite as intense as kale. Swiss chard becomes a pleasant, tender green when cooked. It pairs well with an acid like lemon or lime and a bit of salt (like pecorino or parmesan).

The stalks are mild and taste more like celery, delicious when cooked with garlic. I like to blanch the stems and leaves, then stew them with sausages or meat cuts. The stems and leaves are also nice cooked with good quality oil, seasoning, garlic if you wish, or a pinch of nutmeg, until tender.

Garden Bees

Garden bees will have comb honey squares 340 to 355 grms.

For $14.00 per square,

Ps still a few 3 kg buckets for $30.00 left.

Verve Flowers

Verve are so happy to be back at the market with our Spring flowers. We’ve missed the buzz but have been busy with winter maintenance jobs and seeding and germinating all our summer crops. We look forward to showcasing the seasons with a constantly evolving palette of flowers. This week, we are showcasing Ranunculus, Poppies and Tulips. Just look at the colours and swoon! Look forward to bringing you happiness and beauty every Sunday.

Daltian Figgs, being at the  spring equinox now; when the autumnal equinox is here, the fig harvest should be in full flush

See you Sunday, 9 to noon, A&P showgrounds.

Lynn Stuthridge

Market Manager

Would you like to know who else is coming on Sunday?

Take a peek at our website homepage, to see which stalls will be attending. We update this page on Saturdays..